#519: Dealing with Negativity and Negative People Effectively

  Podcast #519   DEALING WITH NEGATIVITY AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity. A negative mind will never give you a positive life. The less you respond to negativity, the more peaceful your life becomes. This episode will teach you how to distance yourself from negativity, how to create a positive mind (and a positive life), and how to stop reacting to negative people. This week we're coaching on how to overcome negativity: * Your negativity, others' negativity, and negative inputs in your life * Toxic friends and toxic family - what to do about them * Creating a more positive life for yourself "Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power." -- Shirley MacLaine  "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." -- W. Clement Stone "Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away." -- Unknown "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." -- Helen Keller REVIEW OF THE WEEK:  Get your copy of Straighten Your Crown today. www.trishblackwell.com/crown YOUR NEGATIVITY Your thoughts. Criticism, complaining, comparison, coveting. Your actions. Inaction, procrastination, over-exaggerating a task, self-pity, avoidance (lack of belief or too much importance on doing something right) What to do? Notice when it happens. Resist judgment. Brain dump to find out the initial thought. Offer new thoughts to your brain to think. Ways to be More Positive: Journal daily Affirmations and intentional thought work Be generous Compliment others Be a helper Gratitude Journal Exercise Moments of margin Happiness pockets of peace Good music  NEGATIVE PEOPLE Toxic friends, toxic family, toxic coworkers * Limit your time around them to the extent that you can. * Increase your time around positive people. * Speak back to the negativity - shed light.  EPISODE SPONSOR: This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/confidencepod and get on your way to being your best self. Sometimes I wish I just had an owner manual for life - and for parenting - but unfortunately, life doesn’t come with a user manual. So when it’s not working for you, it’s normal to feel stuck.